the Second Coming is at hand

from bob:

My favorite neoconservative quote: By James Watt, former secretary of the interior for Reagen: when asked what he is doing to preserve the national parks and the environment, he responds “I don’t know how many future generations we can count on until the Lord returns.” and “We don’t have to protect the environment, the Second Coming is at hand.” This coming from the man whose job is to oversee the U.S. environmental policy….

bob, bob, bob… when will you learn? this will all be so much easier if you just accept that the Ministry of God, Genitals, and Manifest Destiny has your best interests in mind! they know what’s best for you MUCH better than you do! life’s so much easier that way — you won’t have to worry about that pesky “thinking” again! just accept that Our Glorious Leader will never lead us astray!

you know, if they let us be in charge of our own sex lives, god only knows what kind of havoc that would wreak! i mean, if abortions were legal, clean and safe instead of back-alley, those immoral heathen women who get them might LIVE! we couldn’t have that. really, women making ANY of their own decisions is probably a bad idea. and if sodomy and gayness were legal, then that would surely bring about the rapture!! men having illegal immoral sex with men…men having illegal immoral sex with WOMEN.. oh wait, that one’s OK.. or is it… it’s opposite-sex, but it doesn’t involve biblically approved orifices… er… um… hey wait a minute, i’m a little confused… oh good, here comes the Ministry official with my happy injection… soon I’ll feel all better and my brain will be back to a much more soothing level of activity…

ok, so i jest, but i don’t think it’s all that far-fetched. as valerie said, we’re sliding backwards into medieval darkness. your assignment for this week: read Orwell’s 1984 and watch Gilliam’s Brazil.